Nursing-bottle.



IPAITENTED DEC. 31, 1907. T. H. 000K. NURSING BOTTLE.

AYPLIOATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907- I (V/f/VEJLSES THEODORE H. COOK, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

NURSING-B OTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2. 1907- Serial No. 386.726.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE H. 000K, of lVfinneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nursing-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a nursing bottle having an under or'ylower wall which .will insur t he complete drainage of the bottle without the necessity of "tilting or holding it in the hand during the nursing operation.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a nursing bottle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view partially in section. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View illustrating the manner of mounting one of the removable legs or supports on the bottle. y

In the drawing, 2 represents a nursing bottle having the usual rounded upper wall 3 and a flattened lower wall 4 which merges into the neck 5. A central depression or groove 6 is formed in the lower wall extending from end to end of the bottle and forming a trough which will conduct the milk to the nursing nipple. As indicated in Fig. 1 the bottom of the trough as well as each side thereof extends in a straight line from the bottom of the bottle to the neck, there being no curved shoulder formed between the neck and the main wall of the bottle as usual in bottles of this kind, and as indicated between the neck and the upper wall. This will insure the unobstructed flow of the milk down to the bottle neck Without the necessity of changing the elevation of the bottle or tilting it in any way while the child is nursin To obtain the desired inclination or pitcIi it is usually necessary to prop up the bottle on the childs breast or hold'it in the Hand after a certain portion has been removed. To

" avoid this attention I prefer to provide lugs or bosses 7 molded preferably on the wall of the bottleand having sockets'8 in their ends to receive pins 9 on legs 10. These legs flare slightly from the center line of the bottle and are provided upon their lower ends with feet 11 which may be of wood, rubber or any other suitable material. The spread of the legs is suflicient to support the bottle in a stable manner on the breast of the child and prevent it from tilting or toppling to one side.

In Fig. 4. I have illustrated a modified construction which consists in providing a pin 12 formed on the wall of the bottle and adapted to enter a section of tubing 13 which may be of rubber or other suitable material having a lower end that is adapted to rest on the childs breast and support the bottle at a sufiicient elevation to insure the complete drainage of the milk therefrom. These legs as well as those shown in Fig. 2 are easily re moved from the bottle preparatory to washing it. 4 v i I claim as my invention: 1. A nursing bottle having. a flattened lower wall extending from end to end of the bottle, whereby the com lete drainage of the bottle when tilted slight y is insured and legs provided on said wall and adapted to elevate the lower portion of the bottle above the neck thereof w en the device is in use, substantially as described.

2. A nursing bottle having lugs or pins I formed thereon at one end, and'legs removably maunted on said lugs or pins and adapt ed to support the bottle in an inclined posi tion.

3. A nursing bottle having a lower wall that is in substantiall the same plane as the lower portion of the bottle neck, whereby a flat even surface will be formed from the bot} tom of the bottle to the orifice, and said wall having a longitudinal centrally arranged depression, and legs provided on said wall and adapted to elevate the lower portionof the bottle above the neck thereof when the-device is in use, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of July 1907.,

THEODORE H. COOK.

Witnesses:

J. B. ERA, J. B. BYINeToN. 

